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MARCH 2013
FEBRUARY! Wurl, Ronald Ehlke, Girard Westerberg, Bryce Foster, Carlon Howington, What a month February was. We in the Kaimbridge on the North Shore, Barry Bauer, Northeast had our blizzard. You in the Midwest Dave Pomeroy, George Rogers and Eldon had your foot or more of snow and down Geiman. A big thank you goes out to all of you! Arkansas way you had your snow and ice. From a post on the WTFDA Forums, Chris Great weather for Dxing, isn’t it? That’s Dunne writes: “Trying for Bahamas on 104.5 probably why this VUD is so thin this month. down here just got 500% tougher. I learned We could use contributors and contributions today that there is a regional Mexican pirate to the VUD. Without contributors, there’s no called "La Equis" (La X) which has quite a VUD. John Z. hasn’t had any reports for swath of coverage....I heard it in south Dade months and sometimes forgets that he’s an down to that bridge on MM 108 (the best spot editor. I think Peter has already. for Bahamas FM, where Bahamas barely We’ll take DX reports. We’ll take articles. overrode X*). On the way back, I started But if we take the DX out of the VUD then hearing it at MM 104, up to about MM 23 on there’s no reason for the VUD. The other stuff the Turnpike! (That's about a 45-mile ride.) (TV News, FM News, Facilities, etc) could all They advertised being at a flea market in be put up on a website every month instead. Princeton soon. (* Freeport's 104.5 did appear We have WTFDAers who are also NRC around MM 36.) DXers look out for this one! members. The NRC has always had a Musings There are also pirates in Homestead & Fla column where members could talk about City on 94.5, 104.7 & 107.3 (horrible audio). anything. That might be interesting reading. There was a change or two from last trips: As a matter of fact, I’ll ask a question. What Radio Ciudad de la Habana (//AM 820) moved are you thoughts about the NRC/IRCA finally from 94.9 to 94.7. Radio Taino uses 94.7 as doing a convention together? How many of well. R Ciudad has ST light on; Taino doesn't. you would have preferred a WTFDA-only And there is also Radio Marti on 94.7 from 7 to convention?? Does it make any difference? 9:30 pm, erratically. They were on air tonight. Even though this is an FM thread, it looks MEMBERS AND MORE like one Canal Habana station moved from ch 38 to ch 40, but I cannot be 100% sure. We have a new member this month. He’s Bill Malona and lives in Colorado. And he’s And now from Building the only person I’ve ever known who has built 19, here’s their little FM his own Probe 9 for FM DXing. It’s on the cover radio, just right for Dxing this month. Bill got the specifications from your locals. I bet they those on my own website (fmdx.usclargo.com) didn’t know it’s “tiniest”, and from Brian Beezley’s website. The not “tinyest”. Well, what do aluminum came from other antennas. I’m you want for a buck. happy that my site could play some part in all this. Nice going, Bill! That’s it. See you next During the period from Jan 18th through Feb month! -Mike 13th we had renewals come in from David
2 Douglas E. Smith TV 1389 Old Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 News [email protected] http://www.w9wi.com
March 2013
Abbreviations: AF Applied For (a new station) NW New station on the air Aux Auxiliary (backup) transmitter PA Proposed Amendment CC Callsign change PC Power (and/or tower height) change on the air CL City-of-license change PG Power change granted CX Canceled PR Power change requested DC Converted to DTV RA Returns to the air DCC Digital Companion Channel QC Channel (frequency) change on the air NS DCC Granted flash-cut to DTV QG Channel change granted DE License/permit deleted QR Channel change requested DR Requests flash-cut to DTV RE Reinstated (previously-dismissed app.) FC Programming (format) change ROA Request of Applicant FTP Failure to Prosecute SI Off the air (silent) GA Granted amendment (to table of channel STA Special Temporary Authority allotments) LC License to Cover XC Transmitter site changed MX Mutually Exclusive XG Transmitter site change granted NDA Non-directional antenna XR Transmitter site change requested NS Permit granted for new station lpdtv Low Power Digital TV DG Granted conversion to DTV DRT Digital Replacement Translator
News: (full-power digital stations in bold face; LPTV and translators in Yauco 54 W54AQ CX regular type; full-power analog stations in bold italics; low-power analog stations in regular italics) CANADA
U.S. Virgin Islands Alberta Christiansted 52 WEYA-LP CX Red Deer 28 CITV-DT-1 AF 132kw/ 264m (DTV for analog ch. 10)
USA
British Columbia Kamloops 22 CHKM-DT AF 30kw/ 150m (DTV for analog ch. 6) Prince George 29 CIFG-DT AF 30kw/ 482m (DTV for analog Alabama ch. 12) Decatur 35 W35DG PR<350w, 33-53-28/ 86-55-58; PG Dothan 23 WDON-LD AF 15kw, 30-55-11/ 85-44-30; DCC for analog 41 Huntsville 31 W31DX PR>15kw, 34-44-12/ 86-31-59; CL from Ontario Scottsboro; PG Hamilton 36 CITS-DT PR>473kw Kingston 11 CKWS-DT AF 9.4kw/ 313m Peterborough 12 CHEX-DT AF 20kw/ 318m
Alaska Fairbanks 24,5K54EW CX Puerto Rico 4 Aguada 6 W06DA PR>3kw, 18-09-00/ 66- 59-00; PG Aguada 63 W63BF CX San Lorenzo 29 W29EE XG 18-16-32/ 66-05-41
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Arizona Delaware Camp Verde 31 K55IY QC from 55, 165w Dover 5 WMDE PA from Seaford Prescott 30 K09KV DC from 9, 1.2kw, 34- 29-25/ 112-32-00
District of Columbia Washington 58 WIAV-LP CX Arkansas Bentonville 48 K48MR DC 12.4kw, 36-21-36/ 94-20-24 Paris 35 KRAH-CD DC from 49, 1.5kw, 35- 18-07/ 93-45-42 West Helena 38 K38PA PR<1.7kw, 34-32-46/ 90-37-16; CL from Cleveland, Miss.; PG; Florida CC from W38FG Big Pine Key 57 W57AM CX Gainesville 23 WUOF-LD CC from W23DG Matecumbe 43 W43AD PC>3kw, 25-46-24/ 80- 11-18 Miami 22 WFOR- PG<297m Miami 32 WBFS-TV PR<297m, 25-58-07/ 80-13-20; PG St. Petersburg 36 WDNP-LP CC from W36CO California Bakersfield 18 K18HD PC<12.43kw, 35-26- 17/ 118-44-22 Calexico 7 K36FO QC from 36, 3kw, 32- 40-30/ 115-22-38 Hawaii El Centro 56 KHFS-LP CX Kailua-Kona 63 K63DZ CX Eureka 9 KUVU-LP FC; sold to KBLN Lihue 69 K69BZ CX Eureka 29 KECA-LP DG 15kw, 40-43-39/ Wailuku 61 KAMN-LP CX 123-58-17; DC Fresno 17 K17JI DC from K12OZ, 15kw, 36-44-45/ 119-16-57 Los Angeles 34 KMEX-DT NS 40kw/ 222m, 34- 09-50/ 118-11-45 (aux) Ontario 29 KFTR-DT NS 40kw/ 222m, 34- 09-50/ 118-11-45 (aux) Idaho Palm Springs 21 K21DO DR 15kw, 33-52-01/ Boise 20 KHFR-LD CC from KITL-LD 116-26-03 Garden Valley 32, K53EF, DC from 53/ 55/ 57, Petaluma 4 KTVJ-LP DR from 36 dismissed 34, K55GZ, 10w Van Nuys 55 K55KD CX 36 K57FO Vista 26 KVSD-LP CC from K26FA Terrace Lakes 11 K11WV QC from K10OA, 47w
Colorado Illinois Durango 33 KRTN-TV AF 95kw/ 62m, 36-41- Arlington Heights 22 WRJK-LP CC from W22AJ 48/ 108-10-39; (near Aurora 20 WPVN-CD PC>15kw, 41-53-21/ Farmington, NM) 87-37-36; CL from second transmitter to Chicago form DTS Chicago 6 WKQX- DG 3kw Fort Collins 24 K24JW PR>7.5kw, 40-29-37/ Chicago 43 WCPX PR>222kw dismissed 105-10-53; PG Chicago 44 WLS-TV AF 1000kw/ 437m, 41- La Junta 35 K35DZ DC 134w 53-56/ 87-37-23 (aux) Lamar 42 K42EA DC 134w Chicago 44 WLS-TV AF 908kw/ 475m (aux) Las Animas 40 K40DP DC 134w Plano 35 WSPY-LD XG 41-50-36/ 88-05-00 Pueblo 16 K16KA NW 15kw, 37-38-21/ Quincy 52 KZSL-LP CX 105-22-11 (Sande Family Trust) Rocky Ford 39 K39ED DC 134w Springfield 14 K62CT QR from 62 dismissed Springfield 62, K62CT, CX 64, K64CT, Indiana 66, K66CW, South Bend 42 WNDU-TV NS 631kw/ 68 K68CR 282m (aux) Woodland Park 33 K33EW DC 134w
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Missouri Iowa Branson 25 K25BD PR<50w, 36-39-57/ 93- Ames 23 KCWI- PR>1000kw 13-00; PG; PC Des Moines 19 KDMI PR>1000kw Kansas City 29 KMBC-, NW 91.2kw/
31 KCWE 89.1kw/283m (aux) Kirksville 33 KTVO PR>174kw
Kansas Dodge City 32 K32JF NW 1kw, 37-45-58/ 100-02-03 Montana Garden City 44 K44JV NW 1kw, 37-46-43/ Bridger 57, K57EW, CX 100-53-43 59, K59DT, Lawrence 41 KGKC-LD PC>15kw, 39-01-20/ 61, K61EX, 94-30-50 63 K63EA Colstrip 61 K61BL CX Helena 49 K49EH DC 3.1kw Sweetgrass 61, K61BZ, CX 63, K63AQ, 65 K65DK Kentucky Turner 60 K60BV CX Glasgow 62 WKUG-LP CX
Nebraska Louisiana Grand Island 56 K56FC CX Hammond 38 WSTY-LD AF 15kw, 30-32-29/ North Platte 25 KNPL-LD CC from K25KA 90-29-03; DCC for analog ch 23 Lake Charles 69 KYHT-LP CX Maurice 38 K38OF XR 30-12-49/ 92-04- 59; CL from Crowley West Monroe 18 KWMS-LP DC from 17, 14kw Nevada Caliente 2, 9, K02JO, DC 4w/ 14w/ 40w/ 11, K09FL, 40w/ 240w, 37-37-18/ 13, K11CN, 114-30-28 45 K13LV, K45AL Massachusetts Fish Lake Valley 53, K53EZ, CX Boston 58 WCEA-LP CX 59 K59FH New Bedford 22 WLWC PC>425kw/ 222m Incline Village 27 K27LV PR>15kw; PG Incline Village 28 K36NB QR from 36, 15kw Indian Springs 8 K08PG NW 123w, 36-34-10/ 115-40-33 (KLVX) Laughlin 63 K63HJ CX Panaca 4, 6, K04HF, DC 9w/ 60w/ 1.2kw, 43 K06DM, 37-27-34/ 114-27-57 K43DS Michigan Panaca 41 K41MY XC 37-27-51/ 114-28- Battle Creek 20 WOTV PC 255kw/ 329m 12 Detroit 14 WKBD-TV PR>385kw/ 294m Ursine 2, 9, K02EG, DC 13w/ 27w/ dismissed but 11, K09FK, 8w/ reinstated; PG 13, K11OW, 27w/ 50 K13LU, 227w, 37-59-01/ 114- K50DA 13-26
Mississippi Cleveland 17 WFXW- PR<300w; PG New Mexico Houston 45 WKDH-DT CX Clovis 49 K49BY DC 1.53kw, 34-26-23/ 103-12-44 Hobbs 34 K34KZ NW 7.5kw, 32-46-34/ 103-08-35 (Hobbs SDA Church) Las Cruces 57 K57BV CX
5 Thoreau 29 K29KT NW 330w, 35-27-59/ 108-14-25 Tohatchi 38 K38AU DC 620w, 35-54-37 /108-46-26; CL from Crownpoint Tennessee Knoxville 24 WDTT-LP DR 1.5kw; DG Knoxville 43 W43DR PR>15kw, 36-00-13/ 83-56-34; CL from Morristown; PG
New York
Binghamton 23 WBPN-LD PR<80w, 42-05-38/ 75-
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Greece 25 WGCE-CA DR from 6, 15kw, 43- 09-23/ 77-36-31 Kinderhook 15 WNYA-CA PR<59kw, 42-22-20/ 73-58-08 Norwood 23 WNPI-DT PR>60.5kw Texas dismissed Abilene 60 KAWT-LP CX Amarillo 26 KXMF-LD CC from K26KE Beaumont 6 K06PM NW, ThisTV Beaumont 12 KBMT Adds Cozi TV on 12.3 and MeTV on 12.4 Corpus Christi 61 KCCZ-LP CX
Dallas 4 KHFW-LD QG from 29, 100w, 33- North Carolina 07-57/ 96-39-39; CL Jacksonville 41 WTMQ- XR 34-46-08/ 77-31- from Denison; QC 24; XG Dallas 24 KQFW-LD XR 32-35-03/ 96-57- Williamston 55 WFTB-LP CX 49; XG
Houston 15 KVVV-LD FC: 15.1 The Word;
15.2 CTN; 15.5 African-American videos; 15.8 blank; 15.3/.4/.6/.7 “open for Ohio lease” Chillicothe 59 W59DL CX Killeen 30 KPLE-CD DR 15kw Conneaut 64 W64AK CX Lubbock 67 KTGB-LP CX Midland 63 KZMO-LP CX Odessa 6 K66GG QC from 66, 990w, 31- 47-40/ 102-35-15 Odessa 36 KZOD-LP DG from 62, 100w, 31- 50-53/ 102-23-13 rescinded but refiled Oregon Victoria 29 K29JI CX Bend 7 KBNZ-LD PC<250w; PR>3kw; PG Klamath Falls 58 K58BG CX Newport 15 K15DS DC 2kw
Utah Huntsville 22, K22IU, CX 58 K58FT Price 35 K35CK DC 300w Salt Lake City 21, K21JA, CX Pennsylvania 46, K46BJ, Darby 11 W36DO QR from 36, 1kw 59 K59GS Greensburg 19 WEMW-CD PR<9kw, 40-23-34/ 79- Minersville 5 K05AT CX 46-54 Johnstown 39 WBYD-CA DR from 35, 15kw New Castle 27 WPCP-CD PR<600w; PG Pittsburgh 32 WIIC-LP DR from 29, 2.7kw Pittsburgh 63 W63AU CX State College 7 W07CD CX Virginia
Roanoke 54 WEDD-LP CX
South Dakota Rapid City 33 K33CO DC 15kw Rapid City 52 KCPL-LP CX Washington Reliance 13 KPLO-TV PG>46.9kw/ Ellensburg 63 K63BZ CX 306m, 43-54-27/ 99- Monitor 46 K55BN QR from 55 dismissed 41-46 Monitor 53, K53AH, CX 55 K55BN Seattle 24 K24IT PG>2.6kw
6 Spokane 36 KSKN PG>1000kw In theory, WPVS-LD in Wisconsin is changing Vancouver 14 K14HN CX its city-of-license from Milwaukee to
Sheboygan. In practice, I'm pretty sure this is a typo. The station recently moved from Sheboygan to Milwaukee. And, the coordinates given are the WMVS/WMVT tower West Virginia in Milwaukee. Cedarville 28 W28DR PR<10.1kw; PG
I believe WLS-TV is planning two auxiliary backup transmitters, one on the Willis (Sears) Tower and the other on the John Hancock Center. Wisconsin Milwaukee 30 WPVS-LP DR 15kw, 43-05-46 Analog LPTV stations WCEA-LP 58 Boston & /87-54-15 WYTU-LP 63 Milwaukee have been deleted. Milwaukee 63 WYTU-LP CX Sheboygan 30 WPVS-LD DC from 29, 15kw, 43- However, both stations have digital companion 05-46/ 87-54-15; see channels (ch. 45 and ch. 17 respectively) and text those digital operations are still in operation.
(Obviously, in general the FCC has been busy deleting old analog LPTVs above channel 51! They've also been pretty busy getting rid of idle FM facilities – it looks like they're generally in a Wyoming cleaning-house mode...) Laramie 61 K61DX CX Sheridan 6 KSHW-LP CC from K06AT A three - transmitter Distributed Transmission Thanks to Jeff Kruszka for some of the System (DTS) is on the air on channel 11 in information appearing above. western Virginia. WVPT's facilities:
#1 Staunton 10kw/689m 38-09-54/ 79-18-51 #2 Charlottes-ville 100w/333m 37-59-00/ 78-29-02 #3 Monterey 8w/470m 38-20-39/ 79-35-47
MORE SOFTWARE FOR RTL 2832 DONGLES
Up until recently the only program designed to interface with the RTL 2832 E4000 USB dongles was a program called SDR# (sharp). Recently though, the developer of SDR Radio Console has developed a new version of his program that does support the dongles. It’s a little more difficult to setup since it’s designed to work with SDR receivers that tune from longwave through 30 mhz and it takes a longer learning curve, but this software is definitely worth checking out. On FM it will show 1mhz of spectrum. The dongle can be tuned directly from the VFO Tuning window. RF gain can be adjusted without going into any sub menus. Here is a screenshot:
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INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS
APP: application [ ]: Calls in brackets signifies assumed or applied-for APP Mod: Change to an already submitted application Class: FM license class CP: construction permit (authority to broadcast with facilities noted) CP Mod: change to an already granted CP DA: directional antenna FF: French language $: Stereo XL: Transmitter Location Note: antenna heights are HAAT except where noted
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— CALL LETTER CHANGES —
Old Call New Call NB Blackville 107.7 CJFY-FM CJFY-FM1 NB Mirimachi 96.7 CJFY-FM1 CJFY-FM NU Iqaluit 94.7 CP VF2624
— FORMAT and SLOGAN CHANGES — AB Edmonton 92.5 CKNG-FM > Hot AC: Fresh FM
— TECHNICAL CHANGES — Now on the air: ON Windsor 102.3 CINA-FM 5 kW/56 m (DA), 42-17-50/83-01-31; Class A; $ [multi- lingual]
— TECHNICAL CHANGES — CP granted for: BC Kelowna 103.9 CJUI-FM > 36.8 kW-H/ < -90 m (DA), XL to 49-46-47/119-30-26 MB Winnipeg 93.7 CJNU-FM > 460 W/> 112 m, 49-52-45/97-09-06; Class A (from LP); $ (from Mono); move from 107.9 [will continue with its nostalgia format] NB Fredericton 92.3 CFRK-FM > 100 kW/ > 138 m (to DA), XL to 46-02-26/66-29-24 NB Fredericton 93.1 CIHI-FM > 100 kW/ < 138 m (to DA), XL to 46-02-26/66-29-24 ON Brighton 100.9 CIYM-FM > 5 kW/ < 146 m, (to) DA, XL to 44-05-07/77-47-01; Class B1 (from A); $ ON Brockville 91.9 CBOB-FM > 1.532 kW-V// < 1.571 kW-H (adding V)/ > 152 m, DA, 44-38-25/75-37-07; Class A; Mono ON Brockville 102.1 CBOF-FM7 < 1.495 kW-V//1.451 kW-H/ > 152 m (to) DA, 44-38-25/75-37-07; Class A; Mono QC Montréal 106.3 CKIN-FM > 1.2 kW-V/194 m, XL to 45-30-11/73-35-48 (DA); Class A; (to) $; remains an “Ethnic Specialty” commercial station
— TECHNICAL CHANGES — GRANTS FOR NEW STATIONS CP granted for: AB Coleman 102.3 [CBXC-FM] 51 W-H/-169 m, 49-38-54/114-29-50; Class A1; Mono will relay CBR-1010 Calgary [move from 1450 kHz] AB Edson 95.3 [CBXD-FM] 50 W/4 m; will relay CBX-740 Edmonton [move from 1540 kHz] AB Fort Vermilion 105.1 [CBKC-FM*] 50 W/23 m; will relay CBX-740 Edmonton [move from 1460 kHz] AB Grande Cache 92.3 [CBWI-FM#] 50 W/3 m; will relay CBX-740 Edmonton [move from 1450 kHz] AB High Level 99.5 [CBKD-FM+] 50 W/18 m; will relay CBX-740 Edmonton [move from 1560 kHz] AB Rainbow Lake 101.5 [CBXX-FM] 50 W/11 m; will relay CBX-740 Edmonton [move from 1240 kHz] NF Port au Choix 96.7 CFNW-FM 4.3 kW-V/43 m (DA), 50-42-19/57-22-00; Class A; $; will continue to relay CFCB-570 Corner Brook [this new FM replaces the 790 kHz facility at Port au Choix] PE Charlottetown 91.3 CIOG-FM > 250 W [adds H]/> 41 m, XL to 46-17-22/63-06-16; Class A1 (from LP); $ PE Summerside 92.5 CIOG-FM1 > 250 W [adds H]/> 38 m, 46-24-41/63-47-24; Class A1 (from LP); $ QC St-Fabien-de-Panet 92.5 CIQI-FM1 17.5 kW/123 m, 46-39-23/70-08-49 (DA); Class B; $; to relay CIQI-90.3 [Reinstates expired permit]
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* - New call is assumed as the AM call is CBKC; however there is already a CBKC-FM at Ile-A-La-Crosse, Saskatchewan # - New call is assumed as the AM call is CBWI; however there is already a CBWI-FM at Ilford, Manitoba + - New call is assumed as the AM call is CBKD; however there is already a CBKD-FM at Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan
— TECHNICAL CHANGES — — APPLICATIONS FROM EXISTING/PROPOSED FACILITIES — Applies for: NS Aylesford 101.1 VF8023 > 25 kW/> 201 m (to) DA, XL to 45-04-22/64-50-11; Class B from LP; $; move to 98.7 MHZ ON Erin 88.1 CHES-FM > 1.25 kw/63 m DA, 43-45-56/80-03-41, Class A1 (from A); $ ON Fort Frances 89.1 CKSB-FM9 < 5.29 kW-V//<12.35 kW-H, <141 m (to) DA, 48-38-22/93-43-15; Class B; Mono ON Fort Frances 90.5 CBQQ-FM < 10.7 kW-V//< 25 kW-H, < 141 m (to) DA, 48-38-22/93-43-15; Class B; Mono ON Hearst 90.3 CBON-FM26 < 8.34 kW/119 m, 49-38-50/83-30-50; Class B1 (from B); Mono ON Hearst 91.9 CBCC-FM < 8.34 kW/119 m, 49-38-50/83-30-50; Class B1 (from B); Mono ON Toronto [CP] 88.1 CIND-FM > 4 kW/< 281 m DA, 43-38-56/79-22-54; Class B (from B1); $
— APPLICATIONS FOR NEW STATIONS — AB Wabasca 94.3 APP 6 kW-V/62 m, 55-58-52/113-49-22; Class A; $ [would be // CHSL-FM 92.7 Slave Lake] ON Barrie 106.7 CFRH-FM1 175 W/86 m, 44-24-15/79-42-25; Class A1; $ [would be // CFRH-FM 88.1 Penetanguishene] ON Prince Edward County 92.3 CJPE-FM 3 kw/71 m, 43-56-34/77-13-38; Class A; $ [would be a Community station] QC Montreal 102.9 CILO-FM 50 W/44 m DA, 45-31-48/73-39-34; Class LP; $ [would be Tamil/South Asian] QC Murdochville 97.7 APP 98 W/367 m, 48-57-56/65-28-48; Class A; Mono [would replace CBGA-6 1270 kHz] QC Murdochville 99.5 [CBMJ-FM] 98 W/367 m, 48-57-56/65-28-48; Class A; Mono [would replace CBMJ 750 kHz]
— DISMISSALS — NS Truro 107.1 CJIS-FM Application to increase power to 550 W-V and HAAT to 30 m DA (currently 2 W/24 m) has been dismissed.
NEWS ITEM: CJIV-FM 97.3 Dryden, Ontario will leave the air by August 31. The station has petitioned the CRTC to delete the license as it does not have the listener base to justify continued operation. The 50-Watts station is owned by Way of Life Broadcasting.
—— UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES ——
FULL POWER and LPFM STATIONS — CALL LETTER CHANGES —
Old Call New Call Old Call New Call AL Fort Rucker 103.9 WJRL-FM WLDA LA Minden 90.9 CP KKML AL Slocomb 100.5 WLDA WJRL-FM MA Great Barrington 89.5 CP WNNU AZ Ash Fork 99.7 CP KAFZ MA Tisbury 92,7 WMVY WBUA AZ Salome 90.1 CP KNGQ MN Cambridge 105.3 WNSH WRXP AZ San Lucy 90.7 CP KOHH NE Columbus 90.5 KMMJ-FM KGKD AR Caddo Valley 99.7 CP KHCV NY Glen Spey 89.5 CP WUUA AR Coal Hill 92.7 KLYR-FM KDYN-FM NY Greene 88.1 WWSA WSQN AR Kensett 105.7 KHAN KBGB NC Robbins 88.1 CP WYTR [moving from Clarksville] ND Williston 98.5 CP KXWI AR Siloam Springs 101.1 KLRC KLAB NJ Newark 94.7 WRXP WNSH CA Huron 89.1 CP KHRN NY Glen Spey 89.5 CP WUUA CA Tulare 91.9 CP KPSV-FM NY Greene 88,1 WWSA WSQN CA Weed 102.3 KCWH KSIZ OH Hubbard 101.9 WRBP WYLR CO Ouray 90.3 CP KTOW OH Marion 97.5 WDCM-LP WDIF-LP CO Winter Park 88.3 CP KFFR OH Upper Arlington 98.9 WJKR WTOH FL Eastpoint 91.9 CP WMVY OK Ponca City 104.7 KIXR KQSN FL Key West 91.9 CP WKWJ OK Tahlequah 90.9 KLAB KLRC IL Gilman 103.7 WFAV WYUR OK Wapanucka 107.5 CP KZIG IL Kankakee 95.1 WKIF WFAV PA Mohrsville 89.1 WPAZ WZMV IL Monee 88.9 WOTW WGEN-FM SC Greenville 94.5 WMUU-FM WGTK-FM IL Round Lake Beach 89.1 WZKO WOKL TX Azle 101.7 KTCY KYDA KY Shepherdsville 105.1 WLRS WESI TX Dalhart 96.1 KXIT-FM KBEX LA Homer 102.3 CP KQXM TX Ozona 105.5 CP KCMZ
TRANSLATOR and BOOSTER STATIONS — CALL LETTER CHANGES —
Old Call New Call Old Call New Call AZ Prescott 89.7 K263AU K209FN GA Fort Valley 105.1 W287BW W286CE CT Clinton 99.5 W205CE W258AL GA Walesla 90.5 W214AS W213BV CO Pleasant View 90.9 K216DB K215FI HI Waialua 91.1 K217AA K216GH CO Redstone 105.7 K236AN K289BQ KS Oberlin 91.3 K220JT K217CY DE Dover 98.7 W252CH W254AT KY Hopkinsville 100.1 W259BL W261BV FL Marathon 106.1 W238BU W291CE KY Middletown 104.9 W284AM W285ER
9 MI Manistee 98.5 W254BL W253AR NY Fairport 105.1 W283BB W286AE MN Blue Earth 103.1 K273BQ K276EH NY Lowville 98.3 W255CI W252CK MN Hinkley 105.7 W286CC W289BU NY New City 91.9 W219DQ W220EG MO Cairo 102.7 K276FN K274CE OR Astoria 104.5 K242BY K283BT MO Kansas City 101.5 K209EC K268CF OR Langlois 101.3 K213ED K267BM MO Rockaway Beach 103.9 K283BD K280FP PA Brookville 98.7 W290BO W254BU MO St. Louis 96.7 K241BS K244EP PA Danville 105.5 W290CG W288CF MT Great Falls 104.3 K283BQ K282AV PA Kane 99.3 K256BS W257CW MT Missoula 91.9 K204EV K220JX PR Fajardo 98.3 APP WZOL-3 MT Ronan 93.9 K231AF K230BC SD Aberdeen 89.7 K205ED K209FR NE Falls City 88.9 K219CE K205FP TN Kodak 100.7 W266AA W264CJ NV Carson City 90.9 K297AS K215FJ TX Quitman 95.1 K234BT K236BG NV Moapa, etc 89.9 K207DY K210ET WA Omak 92.1 K219DQ K218FH NM Portalas 89.1 K220FT K206EG WA Shelton 89.7 K206DR K209FQ NM Sandia 94.5 K298BK K233CG WA Walla Walla 101.7 K266AT K269FY NY Binghamton 89.7 W201CP W209CI WY Laramie 101.7 K272EW K269FU NY Dunkirk 94.9 W236BJ W235BP
— FORMAT AND SLOGAN CHANGES — — Full Power and LP Facilities — AL Atmore 105.9 WBZR-FM Changes slogan to Atmore 105.9 AL Cullman 101.1 WYDE-FM Changes slogan to Superstation 101 WYDE AL Dozier 90.5 WVPL Signs on with R&B Oldies/Black Gospel AK Dillingham 99.1 KRUP > Talk/Classic Country AK Sterling 105.3 KKNI Returns to the air with Adult Contemporary: Seward's New Phoenix AZ Bagdad 107.7 KFTT > Oldies [Cumulus - True Oldies] AZ Globe 91.9 KVJC Returns to the air with Religious Teaching: CSN International [Christian Satellite Network] AZ Wickenburg 105.3 KHOV-FM > Spanish Urban: La Kalle 100.3 AR Ashdown 93.3 KMJI > Hot AC AR Forrest City 93.5 KBFC Changes slogan to Delta Country 93.5 CA Big Bear 88.7 KFHM Signs on with Contemporary Christian CA Carlsbad 95.7 KOGO-FM Changes slogan to 95.7 Kiss FM CA San Joaquin 105.5 KJZN Changes network to CBS Sports: 105.5, The Game FL Jasper 91.7 WWJJ > Returns to the air with Oldies FL Orlando 96.5 WDBO-FM > Talk: FM 96.5, WDBO FL St. Petersburg 91.7 WFTI-FM > Contemporary Christian [Joy FM Network] FL Springfield 95.9 WRBA Changes slogan to Classic Rock 95.9 GA College Park 100.5 WNNX > Rock: Rock 100.5 GA Valdosta 96.7 WGOV-FM Changes slogan to V 96 GA Warrenton 93.1 WCHZ-FM > Southern Gospel ID Boise 105.1 KJOT > Classic Rock: Variety Rock 105.1 IL East St. Louis 89.7 WCBW-FM Adds network New Life Media IL Gilman 103.7 WYUR > Classic Rock: Classic Rock 103.7 IL Marshall 105.9 WMMC > Classic Hits IL Olney 88.1 WPTH Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio IL Rantoul 95.3 WJEK > Adult Contemporary: Sunny 95.3 IN Bloomington 92.3 WTTS Changes slogan to WTTS FM - World Class Rock IN Fort Wayne 90.3 WBCL Changes slogan to Family Friendly - Commercial Free IA Perry 91.7 KICG Signs on with Classical // KICP 105.9 Patterson [Classical 24] SC Forest Acres 94.3 WWNQ > Country: 94.3 The Dude KS Fort Scott 104.7 KVCY Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio KS Hutchinson 102.1 KZSN Changes slogan to 102.1, The Bull KS Liberal 91.5 KYEH Signs on with Religious Teaching KS Salina 91.7 KCVS Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio KY Central City 101.9 WQXQ > CHR: Q 102 LA Buras 91.9 KMRL Returns to the air with Contemporary Christian: K-Love [K-Love] LA Empire 104.5 KWMZ-FM Returns to the air with 80s Hits LA Winnsboro 95.9 KMAR-FM Changes network to Dial Global - Hot Country Today and changes slogan to Hot Country 95.9 ME Kennebunk 99.3 WBQQ Adds network Dial Global - Mainstream Country: 99.3, The Wolf ME Thomaston 106.9 WBQX Adds network World Classical Network MD Princess Anne 102.5 WOLC Returns to the air with Religious Teaching: Joy 102.5 MA Rockland 88.3 WRPS Returns to the air with Adult Alternative MA Tisbury 92.7 WMVY > News/Talk: Radio Boston [National Public Radio] MI Baraga 104.3 WVCN Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio MI Bronson 94.7 WCVM Changes slogan to Family Friendly - Commercial Free MI Constantine 88.5 WGNC-FM > Classic Country: God N' Country 88.5 MI Harbor Beach 103.7 WCZE > Country: Positive Country 103.7 MI Harbor Beach 89.3 WSMB Contemporary Christian: Smile FM [Smile FM] MI Iron Mountain 91.5 WVCM Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio MI Roscommon 101.1 WGRY-FM > Sports [CBS Sports] MI Saugatuck 92.7 WYVN Changes network to Cumulus - Classic Hits: Van 92.7, Holland's Classic Hits MN Coleraine 96.1 KGPZ > Country: Z 96 North Country MN Cook 88.9 WQRN Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio MN Spring Valley 89.1 KVCS Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio MS Benton 88.3 WYAD Returns to the air with Black Gospel MS Merigold 92.1 WKXY Changes network to Dial Global - Hot Country Today MO Cameron 91.7 WRVX Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio MO Cameron 100.1 KKWK Adds slogan Classic Hits 100.1, Quick MO Marshfield 91.9 KNLM > Religious Teaching: Catholic Radio [Eternal Word Network] MT Helena 105.3 KMTX-FM Changes slogan to KMTX 105.3 MT Plentywood 100.1 KATQ-FM > Classic Rock [Cumulus - Classic Rock] MT Scobey 95.7 KCGM Changes slogan to Voice of The Prairies - KCGM
10 NH Concord 102.3 WWHK Returns to the air with Adult Contemporary NY Mt. Kisko 88.9 WWES Returns to the air with News/Talk: Northeast Public Radio [National Public Radio] NY Richfield Springs 88.7 WMHY Signs on with Religious Teaching: Christian Radio From The Mars Hill Network NY Rochester 98.9 WBZA > Rock: 98.9, The Buzz OH Archbold 89.5 WBCY Changes slogan to Family Friendly - Commercial Free OH Hubbard 101.9 WRBP > Contemporary Christian: K-Love [K-Love] OH Spencerville 88.1 WBCJ Changes slogan to Family Friendly - Commercial Free OH Zanesville 91.7 WJIC Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio OK Tahlequah 90.9 KLAB Signs on with Contemporary Christian: The Positive Difference NC Kinston 102.9 WELS-FM Returns to the air with Black Gospel: The Best Mix Of Gospel Music PA Erie 88.5 WMCE-FM > Oldies: Greatest Hits 88.5 PA Greenville 107.1 WLVX > Christian CHR/Rock: Air One [Air One] PA Mohrsville 89.1 WZMV Signs on with Contemporary Christian: The Word FM RI Block Island 99.3 WJZS Changes slogan to Variety 99.3 SC Conway 93.9 WJXY-FM > Country: 93.9, The Outlaw SC Honea Path 103.1 WRIX-FM > Talk: Talk Radio 103.1 SD Freeman 90.5 KVCF Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio SD Gregory 101.5 KVCX Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio SD Huron 88.7 KVCH Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio SD Ipswich 88.9 KSJP Changes slogan to The Lamb SD Pierre 89.1 KVFL Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio TX Campbell 107.1 KRVA-FM Returns to the air with Country: 106.9 The Ranch TN Decatur 93.9 WQMT > Spanish CHR: La Caliente TX Azle 101.7 KTCY > Christian CHR/Rock: Air One TX Bay City 101.7 KNTE > Spanish CHR: Baila 101.7 TX George West 97.9 KXAF Signs on with 80s Hits: 97.9 The Fax Machine TX Levelland 105.3 KJDL-FM Changes slogan to Red Dirt Rebel 105.3 TX Pampa 103.3 KDRL > Classic Rock: Classic Rock [Dial Global - Classic Rock] TX Point Comfort 94.1 KJAZ Returns to the air with Country: Texas Country 94.1 TX Refugio 100.5 KRIK > Regional Mexican TX San Angelo 106.1 KMDX > Rhythmic AC TX White Oak 99.3 KZTK Changes format to Rhythmic-CHR: Power 99.3 UT Coalville 97.5 KZNS-FM Changes slogan to The Zone VT Stowe 101.7 WCVT Adds network World Classical Network VA Galax 98.1 WBRF > Classic Country: Classic Country 98.1 VA Nassawadox 96.9 WFAJ > Tejano: Amigo 96.9 VA Pound 102.3 WDXC Changes network to Dial Global - Hot Country Today: Kickin’ Country VA West Point 107.9 WBQK Changes network to World Classical Network VA Windsor 105.3 WVMA Changes their slogan to Now 105.3 WV Buckhannon 93.5 WBTQ > CHR: 93.5 BTQ WI Ashland 95.5 WWMD-LP Returns to the air with Religious Teaching WI Eau Claire 90.5 WVCF Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio WI Fond du Lac 89.9 WVFL Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio WI Manitowoc 102.3 WQTC-FM > Classic Rock: Q-102 [Cumulus - Classic Rock] WI Milwaukee 107.7 WVCY-FM Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio WI Owen 90.1 WVCS Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio WI Tomah 98.9 WVCX Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio WI Washburn 105.9 WEGZ Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio WI Wittenburg 88.9 WVRN Changes slogan to Christian Information Radio
— Translators — GA Atlanta 9 IN Indianapolis 107.5 W298BB > Sports // WIBC-FM 93.1 [has moved to Indianapolis]
— FM and AM Simulcasts — PA Erie 88.5 WMCE WMCE-1530 North East VA Covington 103.5 W278BF Relays WXCF-1230 Clifton Forge with Country as 103.5 Big Country
— OTHERNEWS — AZ Salome 101.9 KVGG Is silent CA Conner 100.3 K262BP Cancelled license and call letters reinstated FL Cape Canaveral 103.3 W277AN Fined $11,000 for operating with power exceeding their licensed limit from an unauthorized antenna FL Edgewater 95.1 WLGM-LP Changes frequency from 95.3 FL Port Saint Lucie 100.7 WEHR-LP Changes frequency from 100.1 and City-of-License from Port St. Lucie IL Carmi 103.3 WJHP-LP License cancelled; call deleted IL Collinsville 105.7 KPNT Changes city of license from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri [a move of about 40 miles] IN Crothersville 89.7 WOJC Is silent IA Pocahontas 95.3 KWFF-LP License cancelled; call deleted IA Sidney 107.7 KIMI Changes frequency from 107.9 and City-of-License from Humboldt IA Tama 97.1 K246AP License cancelled; call deleted per licensee’s request MS Jackson 98.1 WLEZ-LP Changes frequency from 103.7 NE Aurora 92.5 KIVE-LP Is silent NE Chappell 92.1 K221CU License cancelled; call deleted per licensee’s request NE Falls City 94.7 K234BL License cancelled; call deleted per licensee’s request NE North Platte 92.1 K221CJ License cancelled; call deleted per licensee’s request NE O’Neill 88.7 K204FF License cancelled; call deleted NE O’Neill 95.3 K237EH License cancelled; call deleted NE Scottsbluff 107.9 KNIF-LP License cancelled; call deleted per licensee’s request NV Wendover 102.3 KVUW Is silent NM Clayton 90.1 KUHC Is silent NY Medina 89.7 WFWO Is silent
11 NY Morristown 96.7 WYSX Is silent due to a transmitter fire; streaming continues at: http://hub.am/11XRunz NY Ogdensburg 98.7 WPAC Is silent due to a transmitter fire; streaming continues at: http://radio.radiopi.com at deadline OR Pilot Rock 90.5 KBLU-FM Is silent OR Portland 91.1 KRRC Changes frequency from 97.9 PA Gap 92.9 WLRI-LP Is silent PA Chambersburg 100.7 W264AY License cancelled; call deleted per licensee’s request TN Mill Point 96.3 APP Application for a new station dismissed TX Eastland 91.1 KQXE Is silent TX Ganado 94.9 KHTZ Changes frequency from 104.7 TX Pearsall 103.3 KSAG Is silent TX Ranger 98.5 KLQM Is silent TX Stephenville 89.1 KQXS Is silent TX Stratford 91.7 KOGW Is silent WA Chinook 94.3 KRKZ-FM Changes City-of-License from Netarts WA Ocean Shores 102.1 KSWW Changes City-of-License from Elma WI Red Cliff 92.3 WRZC-LP License cancelled; call deleted WY Pine Bluffs 105.3 KREO Is silent
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NEWS ITEM: FM Translator Applications Around 3000 FM translator applications have been formally dismissed by the FCC. Some have been on the books for up to ten years. Translator stations are those used only to rebroadcast (translate) a full-power station and are limited to 250 Watts. After looking at the list, most are requested by religious or educational organizations. Many dismissed applications failed to provide necessary data, or exceeded the number limits per applicant.
NEWS ITEM: FCC Doesn’t Believe Repeat Pirate’s Claims Back in 2011, Whisler Fleurinor succeeded in claiming poverty and getting the FCC to knock down a $25,000 fine for operating a pirate station to $500. Now he’s trying the same argument, with no admission of guilt, to whittle down a new fine for operating an unauthorized station on 99.5 MHz in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. However this time the commission is declining that offer and the penalty has progressed to a forfeiture order. Fleurinor has been cited by the Enforcement Bureau for operating unlicensed stations several times since 2008. The FCC says Enforcement Bureau agents traced the transmissions to a commercial property Fleurinor owns. He admitted operating the station, but told the FCC he stopped and the only remnant of equipment is a roof antenna. He again argues he can’t pay the fine. The agency said in its decision it doesn’t find him credible “given the more reliable record evidence adduced by the Miami Office over a period of several months, and in view of Mr. Fleurinor’s past history of repeated noncompliance despite promises to comply.” He is being offered the chance to pay the fine in installments; the agency wants its money within 30 days.
NEWS ITEM: Saltsprings Island’s Only Radio Station Is Sold SALTSPRING ISLAND, BC – Saltspring Island’s only community radio station has been sold. CFSI- FM now belongs to Radio Punjab. The sale came as a shock to workers of the station. For years the station on 107.9 MHz has been the sole local community voice and now there is fear that a possible format change could silence that. Gary Brooks started the radio station three years ago. He says it’s time to move on. “The station was put with a brokerage and it was advertised on the internet to see if some professional person could take community radio to where I couldn’t,” says Brooks. The station was sold for a little over $200,000. The sudden sale came as a shock to disk jockey Jamie Alexander. The new owner of the station, Sukhdave Singh Dhillon is a major player in Indo-Canadian Media. His network Radio Punjab operates in Alberta and throughout the lower mainland. “Well, I have a station near Edmonton in Alberta and I want to change the format in Alberta to the same format we have here in Saltspring Island to a specialty channel,” says Dhillon. Many fear that Dhillon will change the station’s tune to cater the Indo-Canadian Community in the Cowichan Valley. “That fear shouldn’t exist I don’t plan to do that. As you know there is not much Punjabi community here so I don’t need to go that way,” says Dhillon. The Saltspring Island community is well represented on the airwaves and Dhillon expects to keep it that way. The CRTC has already approved the sale and Radio Punjab will get the keys to the station in March.
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DECEMBER 2011
MARCH 2013
AF Applied For (a new station) PC Power (and/or tower height) change on the air Aux Auxiliary (backup) transmitter PG Power change granted CC Callsign change PR Power change requested CL City-of-license change RA Returns to the air DE License/permit deleted RE Reinstated (previously-dismissed app.) FC Programming (format) change ROA Request of Applicant FTP Failure to Prosecute SI Off the air (silent) LC License to Cover STA Special Temporary Authority NS Permit granted for new station XC Transmitter site changed NW New station on the air XG Transmitter site change granted PA Proposed Amendment XR Transmitter site change requested
Changes:
AK Kasilof 90.7 KRAW QG from 90.5, 1kw/73m AL Fort Rucker 103.9 WLDA CC from WJRL-FM AL Grove Hill 90.1 WDLG PG>650w/142m, 31-43-43/87-45-04 AL Slocomb 100.5 WJRL-FM CC from WLDA AR Caddo Valley 99.7 NEW PG<3kw/53m, 34-14-20/93-00-19 AR Caddo Valley 99.7 NEW PR<3kw/53m, 34-14-20/93-00-19 AR Coal Hill 92.7 KDYN-FM CC from KLYR-FM AR De Queen 88.7 KBPU PR>2kw/19m, 34-02-43/94-20-39 AZ Ehrenburg 93.5 NEW PA from 105.1, class C2, dismissed AZ First Mesa 104.1 NEW GA from 97.3, class C AZ First Mesa 104.1 NEW PA from 97.3, class C, dismissed AZ Kachina Village 97.1 KBTK PA from 105.1, class C2, dismissed AZ Munds Park 97.1 NEW GA, class C2 AZ Peach Springs 104.1 NEW AF 89kw/315m, 37-05-41/113-11-06 (JER Licenses) AZ Quartzsite 96.5 KBUX QR from 94.3, 3kw/-47m, 33-41-02/114-13-58 AZ Wickenburg 105.1 KHOV-FM PA from 105.3, C2 to C0, dismissed AZ Williams 105.3 NEW PA, class C2, dismissed BC Kelowna 103.9 CJUI-FM PG<36.8kw/-90m, 49-46-47/119-30-26 CA Big Bear City 88.7 KFHM NW 145w/63m, 34-14-09/116-50-04 (CSN) CA Camino 88.3 KCPC CC from KYCJ CA Camino 88.3 KYCJ PG>115w/120m, 38-44-58/120-40-06 CA Carmel Valley 91.3 KZBV PR>-83m, 36-26-38/121-41-43 CA Lakeport 88.1 KPFZ-FM PC>300w/655m CA Manton 94.3 KRBN PR 2.7kw/305m, 40-29-36/121-53-34 CA Ridgecrest 90.5 KRSR NW 3kw/451m, 35-53-53/117-17-18 (R. 74) CA Ridgecrest 93.7 KKYT PR>1.5kw/393m, 35-28-39/117-41-58 CA Santa Maria 89.7 KCLM CC from KHFR CA Santa Maria 89.7 KHFR FC; sold to KCLU CA Santa Maria 89.7 KHFR req. 2.45kw-H (was V-only) CA Tulare 91.9 KPSV-FM CC for NS CA Tulare 94.9 KBOS-FM PR>263m, 36-38-11/118-56-33 CA Woodland 101.5 KMJE PC 5.7kw/100m, 38-35-47/121-40-49 CO Durango 105.3 KXRC PR 16.5kw/123m, 37-15-46/107-53-58 CO Hotchkiss 99.9 KYKL QR from 99.5 CT Guilford 91.5 WGRS PG 405w/31m, 41-17-19/72-39-32 (aux) CT Guilford 91.5 WGRS PR<405w/31m (aux) CT New Haven 99.1 WPLR AF 17.3kw/236m (aux) CT Niantic 89.9 NEW AF withdrawn (WSHU) CT Norwalk 95.9 WFOX AF 3kw/67m (aux) CT Pawcatuck 106.5 WBMW AF 1.7kw/134m, 41-27-43/72-01-27 (aux) CT Pawcatuck 106.5 WBMW PR>12.5kw/141m, 41-26-03/72-00-08 FL Bronson 91.1 WZXJ PR>3kw/59m FL Fort Lauderdale 90.3 WYBP PG>8kw/94m, 26-09-12/80-10-12 FL Islamorada 89.3 WAZQ NW 1kw/15m, 24-53-49/80-39-31 (One Ministries) FL Jasper 91.7 WWJJ PG<105w/23m, 30-31-01/82-56-53 FL Key West 107.9 WMFM PC<1.2kw/60m, 24-33-18/81-48-05 (database says V-only but application says H&V. V-only not normally allowed above 92MHz.) FL Key West 107.9 WMFM PR>100kw/167m, 24-40-36/81-30-39 (restore original operation after several years on temporary 1.2kw/60m facility) FL Ocala 88.1 WHIJ PC 1.25kw H&V/117m (was V-only) FL Panama City 107.9 WPFM-FM PG 54kw/386m, 30-21-08/85-23-28 FL Port Orange 93.1 WKRO-FM PG 24.5kw/53m, 29-09-15/80-59-45 GA Cochran 90.9 NEW CX (Catholic Radio Network) GA Newton 89.9 NEW CX (Kansas Catholic Education Radio Corp.)
13 GA Rochelle 93.1 WWKM NW 4.65kw/81m, 31-56-54/83-26-02 (Georgia Eagle Media) GA Rome 97.7 WGPB PR>17.5kw/120m, 34-15-03/84-59-05 GA Roswell 107.5 WAMJ PG 18kw/110m (aux) GA Tignall 96.7 WSGC-FM QR from 105.3, 25kw HI Hilo 94.7 KWXX-FM PG<40kw HI Honolulu 100.3 KCCN-FM NW 50kw/567m (aux) HI Honolulu 105.1 KINE-FM NW 50kw/566m (aux) HI Honolulu 105.9 KPOI-FM NW 50kw/567m (aux) HI Kilauea 91.9 KAQA PC>533m, 21-58-36/159-29-55 HI Kilauea 91.9 KAQA PG>533m, 21-58-36/159-29-55 HI Kurtistown 102.7 KTBH-FM QG from 102.1, 21kw/28m HI Pearl City 101.9 KUCD NW 50kw/567m (aux) IA Creston 90.9 KLOX PR>45kw/155m, 41-04-38/94-19-09 IA Hampton 104.9 KLMJ PG 4.7kw/113m IA Perry 91.7 KICG NW 10kw/110m, 42-03-56/93-56-17 (WOI) IA Waterloo 105.7 KOKZ PC<399m ID Kamiah 88.7 KIYE AF 950w/-383m, 36-13-40/116-01-30 (aux) ID Weston 99.9 KLZX QR from 95.9, 100kw IL Collinsville 105.7 KPNT PC<54kw/254m, 38-34-28/90-19-32; CL from Ste. Genevieve, Mo. IL Greenup 93.9 NEW GA, class A, non-commercial IL Harvard 88.9 WCNM PR>8.7kw/45m, 42-24-30/88-36-32 IN Morristown 88.1 WJCF-FM AF 250w/33m, 39-47-08/85-45-48 (aux) (amendment from 500w-H/29kw-V) IN Morristown 88.1 WJCF-FM NS 250w/33m, 39-47-08/85-45-48 (aux) IN Rochester 92.1 WROI PG>6kw/57m KS Effingham 96.9 KDVB PR>8.1kw/187m, 39-24-12/95-26-18 KS Goodland 89.1 KLXG QR from 88.9, 250w/64m KS Goodland 89.1 KLXG QR from 88.9, 750w/66m, 39-20-24/101-44-05; amendment from 250w/64m & to add site change KS Lakin 92.5 KGRQ PG>100kw/53m, 37-53-26/101-22-39 KY Louisville 97.5 WAMZ PG<169m, 38-11-31/85-31-21 KY Lyndon 103.1 WQNU AF 6kw/95m, 38-16-03/85-41-53 (aux) KY Shepherdsville 105.1 WESI CC from WLRS LA Belle Rose 106.9 KBRS CC for NS LA Cameron 107.1 KMCZ CC for NS LA Clinton 91.9 WWRA PG>25kw/73m, 30-53-11/90-49-32 LA Empire 104.5 KWMZ-FM PC 9.2kw/250m LA Kentwood 91.5 WPEF PG>7.3kw LA Mindea 90.9 KKML CC for NS LA New Roads 88.3 KPCP PR>10.5kw MA East Harwich 98.7 WKFY PG<3.2kw/47m MA Gloucester 104.9 WBOQ PC 6kw/98m, 42-389-22/70-56-22 MA Great Barrington 89.5 WNNU PR<180w/196m MA Hyannis 102.9 WPXC AF 500w/13m, 41-39-02/70-17-02 (aux) MA Hyannis 102.9 WPXC NS 500w/13m, 41-39-02/70-17-02 (aux) MA Rockland 88.3 WRPS PC>46m ME Bowdoin 88.1 WMEY NW 100w-H/50kw-V/39m, 44-06-30/69-55-27 (Light of Life Ministries) ME Dennysville 102.9 WCRQ PG<51kw ME Dexter 102.1 WKVZ PR>27kw MI Constantine 88.5 WGNC-FM CC from WGCX MI Goodland Township 88.1 WHYT PR>12.5kw MI Grayling 100.3 WQON CC from WGRY-FM MI Riverside 88.7 WSIS PR>50kw MI Roscommon 101.1 WGRY-FM CC from WQON MI Warren 89.1 WPHS PG>600w MN Cambridge 105.3 WRXP CC form WNSH MO Kansas City 88.5 KLJC sold to Northwestern College (KTIS etc.) MS Coldwater 95.3 WEBL CC from WVIM-FM MT East Helena 104.1 KHKR-FM PC>207m, 46-46-06-112-01-22 NB Fredericton 92.3 CFRK-FM PG>100kw/138m, 46-02-26/66-29-24 NB Fredericton 93.1 CIHI-FM PG>100kw/138m, 46-02-26/66-29-24 NC Chadbourn 89.9 WZCO req. 4.5kw-H, was V-only NC Fuquay-Varina 103.9 WNNL PG 8.6kw/169m NC Fuquay-Varina 103.9 WNNL PR 8.8kw/167m NC Murphy 88.5 WMQS PG<49w/196m, 35-07-37/84-01-35 NC Pilot Mountain 89.7 WGIW PR>1.7kw/118m, 36-25-27/80-37-51 dismissed 73.509 (prohibited overlap) (per Daily Digest) but granted (per CDBS database) NC Robbins 88.1 WYTR PG>4.7kw/53m, 35-33-35/79-41-03 NC Woodfin 105.1 WQNS QG from 104.9, 4.9kw/62m, 35-35-50/82-36-21 ND Belfield 93.9 KXDI NW 100kw/254m, 46-43-31/102-55-00 (Williston Community Broadcasting Corp.) ND Berthold 100.7 KNDL PG<52kw/208m, 48-03-14/101-26-03 ND Williston 98.5 KXWI CC for NS NE Columbus 90.5 KGKD CC from KMMJ-FM NE Emerson 104.9 KCTY PG<87m NE St. Paul 89.5 NEW CX (Kansas Catholic Education Radio Corp.) NE Wayne 91.9 KWSC PG<28m, 42-14-32/97-00-55 NF Port au Choix 96.7 CFNW-FM QG from 790 AM, 4.3kw/43m, 50-42-19/57-22-00 NJ Burlington 97.5 WPEN CC from WPEN-FM NJ Newark 94.7 WFME FC to country; CC to WNSH pending NJ Newark 94.7 WNSH CC from WRXP NJ North Wildwood 91.9 WSMJ NW 750w-V/74m, 39-02-58/74-51-14 (Soul Mates) NS Aylesford 98.7 VF8023 QR from 101.1, 25kw/201m, 45-04-22/64-50-11 NS Truro 107.1 CJIS-FM PR>550w/30m denied NV Fallon 89.9 KQNV PG>12.5kw/601m, 39-54-46/118-5-18 NV Las Vegas 91.5 KUNV PR>12kw/588m, 35-56-45/115-02-35
14 NY Glen Spey 89.5 WUUA CC for NS NY Greene 88.1 WWSA PR 850w/182m NY Mount Kisco 106.3 WFME CC from WDVY NY Watertown 88.9 WSLJ PR>280w/130m OH Columbus 90.5 WCBE XG 39-57-44/83-00-08 (correction only) OH Hubbard 101.9 WYLR CC from WRBP OH Urbana 102.9 WDHT NS 4.5kw/129m (aux) OH Urbana 102.9 WDHT NW 4.5kw/129m (aux) OH Yellow Springs 91.3 WYSO PR36kw/174m, 39-40-19/84-04-34 reinstated OK Chickasha 105.5 KWCO-FM AF 600w/6m, 35-03-03/97-56-26 (aux) OK Chickasha 105.5 KWCO-FM NS 600w/6m, 35-03-03/97-56-26 (aux) OK Coweta 88.1 KDIM PR>100kw-V (was already 100kw-H) OK Tahlequah 90.9 KLAB NW 100kw/148m, 36-11-16/94-41-20 (John Brown University) ON Brighton 100.9 CIYM-FM PR>5kw/146m ON Brockville 91.9 CBOB-FM PG 1.57kw/152m ON Fort Frances 89.1 CKSB-9-FM PR<12.35kw ON Fort Frances 90.5 CBQQ-FM PR<25kw ON Hearst 90.3 CBON-FM-26 PR<8.34kw ON Hearst 91.9 CBCC-FM PR<8.34kw ON Sioux Lookout 95.3 CBQT-FM-3 AF 500w/182m, 50-04-26/92-01-29; to relay CBQT-88.3 Thunder Bay OR Harrisburg 103.7 KXPC-FM PR<100kw/310m, 44-00-08/123-06-50 OR Huntington 93.5 NEW PG>100kw/-24m, 44-21-00/117-17-49 OR Madras 96.5 NEW NS 100kw/149m, 44-55-40/120-43-40 (Tool Shed PDX) OR Pilot Rock 90.5 KBLU-FM NW 100w/-217m, 45-22-04/118-52-13 (KBOO) OR Portland 91.1 KRRC PG<-15m, 45-30-35/122-36-21 OR Portland 91.1 KRRC QC from 97.9, -15m, 45-30-35/122-36-21 PA Allport 90.5 WRPV PR>1.6kw/270m, 41-04-34/78-33-06 PA Beech Creek 89.3 WRWV PG 4.3kw/244m PA Erie 88.5 WMCE-FM CC from WMCE PA Greenville 88.1 WXTC NW 1.6kw/-2m, 41-24-51/80-22-50 (Thiel College) PA Mohrsville 89.1 WZMV CC from WPAZ PA Mohrsville 89.1 WZMV NW 1w-H/7.5kw-V?70m, 40-28-09/76-03-46 (Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corp.) PA Newburg 90.1 WZXN PR>1.24kw-H/6.3kw-V PA Saint Marys 91.1 WRVI PR 240w/92m, 41-24-16/78-42-01 PA Spring Grove 90.7 WZXY PR 160w/225m, 39-51-47/76-57-01 PE Charlottetown 91.3 CIOG-FM PG>250w PE Summerside 92.5 CIOG-FM-1 PG>250w PR Culebra 98.7 WQML PG>6kw/173m, 18-19-19/65-17-59 PR Santa Isabel 98.1 NEW PG<133m, 18-01-45/66-21-37 QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN-FM PG>1.2kw QC St-Fabien-de-Panet 92.5 CIQI-FM-1 NS 17.5kw/123m, to relay CIQI-90.3. Reinstates expired permit. SC Gray Court 90.5 NEW NS 21kw-V/136m, 34-19-20/81-58-57 (St. Joseph's Catholic School) SC Laurens 90.5 NEW AF dismissed (Community Broadcast Services) SC Mauldin 104.9 WROO QG from 96.7, 720w SC Pendleton 95.9 WLTE PG>6kw/95m, 34-37-14/82-41-52 SC Pinopolis 105.9 WTUA QG from 106.1, 67m, 33-10-26/80-00-46 SC St. George 91.9 WWOS PR>15kw/129m, 33-21-12/80-35-18 SD Hartford 91.3 KSTJ PR>41kw/221m SD Newell 107.9 KXZT PR>90kw/449m TN Goodlettsville 92.1 WQQK PC 3.5kw/133m TX Alpine 91.7 KRTP PG>1.4kw/93m, 30-19-09/103-37-04 TX Blowout 88.9 KXMP PG<125w/135m, 30-24-23/98-34-12 TX Blowout 88.9 KXMP PR<125w/135m, 30-24-23/98-34-12 TX Carrizo Springs 93.5 KAJP PR<100w/34m TX Charlotte 102.3 KSAQ PG>4.4kw/117m, 28-45-41/98-41-57 TX Detroit 104.3 KFYN-FM NW 50kw/140m, 33-45-26/95-32-15 TX Dimmitt 91.3 NEW CX (Catholic Radio of the Texas High Plains) TX Ganado 94.9 KHTZ QC from 104.7, 100kw/299m, 28-53-22/96-21-41 TX George West 97.9 KXAF CC for NS TX George West 97.9 KXAF PR>1.6kw/132m; PG; NW (Hispanic Target Media); CC for NS TX Lockney 98.9 NEW XG 34-11-05/101-25-59 TX Louise 90.3 KABA NW 4.9kw/103m, 29-06-05/96-27-19 (Aleluya Broadcasting Network) TX Odem 98.3 KMJR PR>100kw/247m, 28-02-07/97-26-11 TX Ozona 105.5 KCMZ CC for NS TX Ozona 105.5 KCMZ PG<100w/-21m, 30-42-00/101-12-21 TX Ozona 105.5 NEW PR<100w/-21m, 30-42-00/101-12-21 TX Palacios 91.3 NEW NW 1kw/21m, 28-42-33/96-08-17 (Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna) TX Pearsall 103.3 NEW PA from 93.3, to allow KSAG-103.3 to move to 93.3 TX Pearsall 93.3 KSAG QR from 103.3, 28-54-44/99-05-02; amendment from 99w/54m at different site & without frequency change TX Roscoe 93.5 KEPL CC for NS TX San Diego 102.5 NEW PR 5.4kw/105m, 27-48-15/98-24-29 TX Smiley 90.3 KSXT PR>13kw/45m, 29-17-11/97-40-52; amendment from 7.5kw TX Tatum 91.5 KHJA NW 100w/37m, 32-17-24/94-34-28 (Grace Public Radio) UT Fountain Green 99.9 NEW PR>5kw UT Glendale 89.9 KFDJ QR from 90.5, 40kw/545m, 37-17-45/112-50-34 dismissed UT Glendale 89.9 KFDJ QR from 90.5, 40kw/545m, 37-17-45/112-50-34; amendment to add frequency change UT Glendale 90.5 KFDJ CC for NS VA Tazewell 100.1 WKOY FC to CSN religious VA Winchester 91.3 WTRM FC; sold to American Family Association FCC FACILITIES CONTINUES ON PAGE 19
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Jeff Falconer, VA3NN - Clinton ON EN93fo Sangean HDT-1X, Sony XDR-F1HD, APS-13 at 22 , 10db preamp New=* New calls={XXXX} t=Tentative Time=ELT Distances=Miles
Jan 12 Tr
1418 WONU 89.7 Kankakee IL Nice signal, REL: AC, "Shine-FM", RDS PS: Shine / PI: WONU 365 2057 WGNC* 88.5 Constatine MI Country gospel music, legal ID "God and Country 88.5, WGNC, Constantine - South Bend. First day on air 236
Jan 14 Ms
1521 KEOM 88.5 Mesquite TX Several pings of oldies //stream 1108
Jan 16 Ms
1523 WVGA 105.9 Lakeland GA TLK RDS PI: WVGA 871
Jan 17 Ms
1159 WJFM 88.5 Baton Rouge LA ".The Sonlife Radio Network." (only one on 88.5), previous Es 1052
Jan 19 Tr
2346 WAKW 93.3 Cincinnati OH REL: AC, "Star 93-3" 342
Jan 21 Ms
1233 WKYU 88.9 Bowling Green KY 30 sec burst, CLA , HD, previous Tr 524 1506 WLBF 89.1 Montgomery AL Preacher, RDS PS: Faith Radio / PI: bogus KALE 813 1721 WMUB 88.5 Oxford OH ".cincymuseum.org.", maybe airplane flutter? 327
Jan 22 Ms
1326 WLTR 91.3 Columbia SC CLA music, RDS PI: WLTR 656
16 Jan 24 Ms
1150 KEOM 88.5 Mesquite TX Carly Simon song //stream 1108
Jan 24 Tr
1213 WMDH 102.5 New Castle IN Calls, C&W 317
Jan 25 Ms
1339 WLBF 89.1 Montgomery AL Preacher, RDS PS: Faith Radio / PI: bogus KALE 813
Jan 29 Ms
1537 KJTH 89.7 Ponca City OK RDS PI: KJTH 975
Jan 29 Tr
1559 WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee WI Good, EBS Test, Legal ID 322
Feb 02 Ms
1352 WZKM 89.7 Waynesboro MS RDS PI: WZKM / PTY: Religious Music 905
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WA Aberdeen 104.7 KDUX-FM NS 40w/117m, 46-55-55/123-44-04 (aux) WA Burbank 99.1 KUJ-FM AF 5kw/-15m, 46-13-18/119-11-10 (aux) WA Burbank 99.1 KUJ-FM NS 5kw/-15m, 46-13-18/119-11-10 (aux) WA Hoquiam 95.3 KXXK NS 40w/117m (aux) WA Montesano 93.7 KANY PC>32kw/679m, 47-18-46/123-22-15 WA Ocean Shores 102.1 KSWW PC 14kw/122m, 46-56-00/123-43-57 WA Pullman 89.9 KMRW PR 300w/246m, 46-38-03/117-05-22 reinstated WA Richland 106.5 KEGX AF 5kw/-15m, 46-13-18/119-11-10 (aux) WA Richland 106.5 KEGX NS 5kw/-15m, 46-13-18/119-11-10 (aux) WA Walla Walla 95.7 KKSR AF 1.5kw/-15m, 46-13-18/119-11-10 (aux) WA Walla Walla 95.7 KKSR NS 1.5kw/-15m, 46-13-18/119-11-10 (aux) WI Sturgeon Bay 97.7 WODC CC from WSRG WI Tomahawk 92.5 WJJQ-FM PR 19kw/136m WI Washburn 104.7 WHWA PG>17.5kw WV Charleston 97.5 WQBE-FM NS 1.37kw/65m, 38-21-26/81-40-05 (aux) WV White Sulphur 93.3 NEW NS 1.1kw/236m, 37-48-17/80-21-03 (United States CP) Spring WY Centennial 104.5 KYAP NW 500w/33m, 41-17-49/106-08-23 (White Park Broadcasting) WY Centennial 104.5 KYAP PR>13.5kw/284m, 41-17-06/105-26-41 WY Evanston 89.7 KUWE NW 2kw/404m, 41-21-14/110-54-38 WY Wamsutter 104.9 KKAR CC from KHNA
Coverage Map of KZRS 107.9
Great Bend, Kansas
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Coast to Coast TV DX
Featuring reports from the entire United States and all of Canada.
Send reports by the 15th of each month to: Nick Langan 1040 Riverview Drive Florence, NJ 08518 E-mail: [email protected]
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The Editor’s Note
For most of us, March might be the least appealing month on the DX calendar. Any remnants from the winter E-Skip season have already ceased, and it falls much too early for any early Es outbreaks the summer season has to offer. Meanwhile, the weather in most of the country is usually in too much of a transitional stage to support any tropo openings, with the exception of (as always) areas near the Gulf of Mexico. And if you’re really delving deep for signals, there aren’t any meteor showers of note within the month either. On the bright side, spring and the promise of active DX conditions are right around the corner.
Bob Seybold checks in with a winter western New York update inside this edition of C2CTVDX, highlighted by some E-Skip he logged from Mexico and Central America, and Dennis Smith gives us the latest from SoCal, where he also viewed some Mexican Es. ______Also Jan 15-16 E-Skip, several Mexicans 1700- Robert Seybold 1800 PM 1865 W. Main Road Silver Creek, NY 14136
Dear Nick: A few other trop openings brief and not logged, mainly Toledo, Detroit, and Canadians. Normally there is little or no DX this time of year, but did have an opening today (2-10-13) so I will 73’s report it before I forget. Did have some E-Skip during the holidays so I will report that too. Bob
2/10/13 Tropo CKNX 8 Wingham strong (analog); Bancroft 2; Dennis Park Smith following all digital: WDIV 45; WWJ 44; WXYZ 41; 3605 San Remo Dr WGTE 30; TVO 28; CITY TV 31; WBNF 15 (Buffalo Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2523 low power digital); CFPL 10; also Saginaw 25; Flint Telephone (805) 687-7803 28; Ann Arbor 31; all Erie; Canadians 22, 51, 18, Times 24-hour PST 35, 42, 48, 47, 13; Paris 6, plus regular Toronto, Hamilton with super signals (opening lasted several This report is for January 2013. Since Dec. end, hours) high temps barely 60F, lows in mid 30s. Jan 10, high 55 low 35, Jan 13-15 55 & 30. Coldest of the E-Skip opening 12/28-29/12 season. Ocean temp 55F, Jan 16 to 53F, then WUVM 4 (new); WUVF 2; WEYS 6 (new); WDVZ back up to 55. Stable & calm since Jan 30, air 3 (new); XHLS 6; XHBC 3 (new); XEFB 2; TGV 3 temp to 70. So-Calif tropo to San (new); XHPN 3; VTV 2 Honduras (new) Diego/Tijuana/Tecate up to 220 mi: Cubans on 2, 3, 5 Canadians on 2, 3 (E-Skip) Dec22-Jan2 None Rainy, more cooling Brief digital 3 (unid’d) south Jan2eve-5 Poor Stable, still kinda cold Nice openings 2 days in a row same time period Jan 6 None Some rain 1700-1900. Band quite heavy especially Channels Jan 7 – 9 Poor Stable/calm, still 2 and 3 (Canadians battling Mexicans and Cubans cold and Florida and Georgia) Jan 10 – 15 None Wx front, colder
18 Jan 16 – 23 Very poor Stable, slight Don Voegele has been here since mid Dec. He warming then bought a new LG 24” flat screen. It got the Jan 24 – 29 None Rain, unsettled, cool signals okay, but its menu had changed since I got Jan 30 – 31+ Var. poor Stable, some warming mine 6 years ago and it isn’t as straight-forward as my LG or his Insignia[/LG] converter box. He took the TV back to the store.
Sporadic-E DX seen at my place on LG 20” flat screen & bunny ears:
Jan 18 Es Noted 1810 to apx 1935 PST analog ch 2-6 Spanish. Ch 3 1900+ local nx, upper right “3” in elliptical circle. WTFDA link to Danny Oglethorpe’s logos showed likely XHQ-TV 3 Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 1100 mi. (XHQ seen before in May 2010 and July 2011)
Feb 1 Es Noted 1655 to 1715 PST analog ch 2-4 Spanish. Ch 3 1700 ID XHQ again. Ch 4 1700+ maybe XEW net, otherwise no ID.
Jan 21 Don & I went to local Santa Ynez Mtns over SBarb up to 4,000 ft ASL once again to look for signals. As before (last time was Feb 25, 2012), equipment was house-current inverter, LG 20” flat-screen TV, VHF bunny ears, UHF 4-bay conical. We also tried two booster-included bunny ears, but they did not do well. We don’t know if their boosters were operating normally or not, as they have been ‘well-used’ over the years. Our ordinary ears antenna did better. Here is what we saw, analog & DTV. Underlined are new signals not previously seen, either in mtns or twon.
San Diego/Tijuana tropo SE apx 200 mi was mediocre.
Los Angeles area, E, 90 mi Many L.A. DTV stns, same as seen in town, plus these: 6 KSFV-CA L.A. (ex Almavision) Now Guadalupe TV-radio (Spanish gospel) (On car FM 87.7 & also on TV this time) d18 KSCI Long Beach “18” Asian d25 KNET-CD L.A. “25” HSN”
Santa Maria analogs, NW, 45 mi 30 KDFS-CA S.M. Azteca America 35 Spanish (not sure about this one) 51 K51GB S.M. TBN (d19 KCOY-TV not yet ever seen)
San Luis Obispo, NW, 85 mi d15 KSBY S.L.O. “6” NBC
Fresno area, N, indicated miles 15 KFVD-LP Porterville Daystar 115 16 KHSC-LP Fresno HSN 160 d20 KFTV-DT Hanford “21” Uni 180 d30 KFSN-TV Fresno “30” ABC 180 (From analog days on battery TVs back to year 1965 up to now, many Fresno signals have been noted as regulars in these SBarb mtns, even at that distance.)
Analog: SBarb in-town partially reconstructed total remains at 90, with 1 new seen up in local mtns included, the partially reconstructed total is 113.
DTV: SBarb in-town total is still 58, and with 1 new seen up in local mtns included, total is 63.
Best of DX to all Dennis
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 2013 ! August 1st thru 4th, 2013
DX Clubs Announce Minneapolis Convention
The National Radio Club and the International Radio Club of America, in conjunction with the Minnesota DX Club and the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association take great pleasure in announcing their joint “DXer” convention will be held in Minneapolis, August 1st through the 4th , 2013.
Called LEARNING AND SHARING: 2013, the conference will combine formal tutorials and technical sessions, gab gatherings, a DX’pedition and ideas on how to enhance radio listening. Show-and-tell, new antenna designs and DX stories will be combined with information on receiver improvements and propagation.
The highlight of the convention will be one of its venues: The Museum of Broadcasting. There we’ll see first- hand more than a century’s worth of communications artifacts, operate a live Spark-Gap transmitter, learn about the history behind our hobby and see how broadcasts were made from the Museum’s vintage radio studio.
The combined auction is going to be a big one this year; the Museum and others will be auctioning some nice communications gear.
Optional tours during the three-day Convention include area radio stations and the Mall of America.
The hotel selected for the 2013 Convention is the Holiday Inn Bloomington South Airport Mall in Minneapolis. The hotel provides free transportation to and from the airport and the Mall of America and will host the Saturday night joint banquet. All hotel rooms have microwave and refrigerator and HD cable. Free WiFi and a Business Center are available. There's a great pool area where we'll have a Hospitality room. Breakfast is provided each morning and there's a Green Mill Restaurant and bar area.
Make your hotel reservations right now to get the special convention rate. call the Holiday Inn at 952-884-8211. Use the registration code "NRC" to obtain the special convention rate of $79.00 per night. This rate includes tax.
Cost for convention registration is $45.00. This includes breakfast each day and the Saturday night banquet as well as the amenities at the Museum of Broadcasting and the Friday evening "Pizza-fest" at the Museum.
Your check or Money Order should be payable to: "The National Radio Club". Send it to Skip Dabelstein at 8008 North Iron Ridge Dr., Tucson, AZ 85743-1065. You can contact Skip Dabelstein via email at [email protected]. Once you are registered, we'll send you an information form so we can learn about your special needs and interests. PLEASE register early so we can include you on pre-convention information.
You can also register for the Convention on-line using PayPal. Please note, there is a $1.00 PayPal fee.
Auction items as well as anything else you wish to send ahead of your arrival should be sent to: Steve Raymer, Museum of Broadcasting, 3517 Raleigh Ave, St. Louis Park, MN 55416-2625. Please put "HOLD FOR DX CONVENTION" on your packages.
If you have questions please contact Host Mark Durenberger at www.durenberger.com.
Last updated January 17, 2013
20 Major-market stations join to sell spectrum at FCC auction Broadcast Engineering So far, 39 broadcasters have stated their interest to sell out, and even more will sign on if the FCC makes its offer a bit more attractive, the group said. Fri, 2013-01-25 11:56 Michael Grotticelli
A new group of broadcasters — calling themselves the Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition — have told the FCC they have 39 stations in the top 12 markets that will participate in the upcoming wireless spectrum auctions.
“We believe there will be enough broadcasters to meet the goal of the FCC’s national broadband plan,” Preston Padden, a former top Fox and Disney executive and head of the coalition, told Adweek. “We’re not yet there, but we’re getting close.”
Padden told the advertising publication that not all of his stations are selling out completely, though he said knows of public stations looking for a complete sale.
More broadcasters will sign on if the FCC makes its offer a bit more attractive, Padden said.
“We told the FCC that they should think about what they’re going to pay these willing stations," he said. "They should think about the value of the spectrum for the wireless, not the broadcasting, business.”
The number of stations to participate in the auction was revealed in a filing on the framework of the auctions by the coalition to the FCC. The group wants the FCC to reclaim at least 120MHz of spectrum and to make the auction as attractive as possible by not limiting wireless bidders or to name who specific stations can share spectrum with.
To honor the confidentiality requirements of the Spectrum Act and the confidentiality discussion in the FCC’s rulemaking procedures, the coalition would not disclose the identity of its members.
”These are ongoing broadcast businesses with employees, advertisers and viewers," Padden said. "The need for confidentiality is obvious."
The coalition is a substitute for the NAB, the primary representative of broadcasters. The NAB has focused on protecting existing broadcasters seeking to remain in business. The coalition is focused on helping broadcasters participate in the auction.
”The Coalition not only believes that the Commission should reallocate 120MHz of broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband; the Coalition believes that the FCC can,“ the broadcasters said in their filing. ”The Coalition not only believes that the Commission should raise billions of dollars in surplus funds for the construction of a national public safety broadband network; the Coalition believes that the FCC can. And, the Coalition not only believes that the Commission should raise additional funds for deficit reduction; the Coalition believes that the FCC can.“
The coalition wants the FCC to calculate the auction closing conditions on a national basis, meaning that payments to broadcasters in the largest markets could exceed revenues from resale of that spectrum.
“Payments to stations in the very largest markets add value to the spectrum in all the other markets and are the key to generating wireless auction revenue nationwide,” the filing said.
The groups asked the FCC to get rid of a proposed requirement that spectrum-sharers have to come from the same market. Doing this, they said, will encourage more stations to opt in for sharing.
The value of stations, the coalition said, should to be determined by how removing a station impacts the FCC’s ability to clear spectrum for wireless services, rather than enterprise value, signal strength or other factors. In that case, a small, independent station would be just as valuable as that of a larger network affiliate since both use the same amount of spectrum.
The FCC, the coalition noted, needs to resolve spectrum coordination issues with Canada and Mexico as soon as possible.
"The FCC should strive to resolve these border issues as quickly as possible to the extent that they could affect the incentive auction and the corresponding repacking of the broadcast spectrum,“ the coalition said.
21 OMVC Releases Tools for Mobile DTV On VHF Channels The new "Predictive Model" for reception of High VHF mobile DTV signals will help engineers improve coverage and signal reception By George Winslow -- Broadcasting & Cable, December 21, 2012
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) is releasing new tools that are designed to help broadcast engineers improve the reception of mobile DTV signals on High VHF channels 7 to 13.
Based on extensive research, the new "Predictive Model" for reception of VHF mobile DTV signals is designed to help engineers predict signal coverage for a number of devices. These include automobiles with an antenna mounted on the vehicle; handheld units operating outdoors; and handheld units operating indoors.
The new report complements an earlier UHF Predictive Model that detailed reception characteristics for broadcasters operating on channels 14 and higher.
The new 20-page VHF Propagation Model report can be downloaded here
Anne Schelle, executive director of the OMVC noted in an interview that the report was part of the group's mission to help broadcasters better understand the technical issues involving mobile DTV broadcasts.
While these broadcasts use existing broadcast spectrum, "the signal qualities of Mobile TV are quite different than HDTV transmissions, because reception antennae in Mobile TV receivers are usually lower to the ground and always on the move," she noted in a statement. "We want broadcasters transmitting on VHF channels 7 through 13 to be aware of what transmission methods best serve a viewer who is walking, or a passenger who is watching while riding in a car."
To do that, she added that "we've opted for a ‘semi-empirical' method that uses a blend of actual field reception data and theory. With information about the local terrain, antenna height, frequency, and polarization as well as details about the receiver and atmospheric conditions, we can predict signal strength for mobile broadcasts with this model," Schelle said.
The OMVC is scheduled to integrate its activities with the National Association of Broadcasters by the end of 2012. The move reflects the fact that the work on mobile DTV has moved from a technical phase to a period where these services are being rolled out to consumers, Schelle said. The incorporation of OMVC into the NAB will allow the mobile DTV efforts to draw on the more extensive resources available at the NAB.
The Dyle TV service backed by the Mobile Content Venture has already rolled out in 35 markets and the Mobile500 Alliance is working on another mobile DTV service.
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